Mt. Teide and Masca Valley Tour: volcanic landscapes and villages

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Duration9h 30m

GroupUp to 32

LanguagesEN · DE +3

PickupAt your hotel

Walk through volcanic rock formations and end the day in a clifftop village hidden in the hills.

A full-day guided tour of Tenerife's Mt. Teide region and Masca Valley, departing from either southern or northern Tenerife with hotel pickup and a multilingual guide. The route passes through Teide National Park's lava fields, stops at the ancient dragon tree in Icod de los Viños, includes a walk around Los Roques de García rock formations overlooking Mount Teide, and ends in Masca, a village tucked into a gorge with views down to Los Gigantes. The itinerary may shift due to weather or road conditions. Lunch is on your own at a recommended restaurant or a spot of your choosing.

9h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Mt Teide and Masca Valley

Pick up from north Tenerife
Stop at Vilaflor village
Walk around Los Roques de García
See Chiñero volcano lava fields
Visit Icod de los Vinos dragon tree
Explore Masca Valley village
Stroll through Garachico town center

The Experience

The tour picks you up from your hotel in either the north (Puerto de la Cruz area) or the south of Tenerife, then heads into Teide National Park. On the way, you'll pass through Vilaflor, one of Spain's highest villages, and stop to see the Chiñero volcano lava fields—the most recent eruption here was in 1906. The drive itself moves through the otherworldly volcanic landscape that makes this region a UNESCO World Heritage site.

At Los Roques de García, you take a walk around the famous rock formations with views of Mount Teide and the basin where the land sank below the cone during the eruption. From there, the route continues to Icod de los Viños to see the dragon tree in Drago Park—a tree over 3,000 years old standing in the rustic village plaza. Then comes Garachico, Tenerife's original port until a 1706 volcanic eruption destroyed it; you'll have time to walk the town center or sit in the plaza. The final stop is Masca, a tiny hamlet hidden in the folds of western Tenerife, built into a gorge with views down to Los Gigantes cliffs. This is where the day ends, and it's the kind of place a community built to stay hidden from the rest of the island.

Your guide speaks English, Spanish, Italian, French and one additional language, and travels with you in an air-conditioned vehicle the whole day. The itinerary can shift depending on weather or road conditions—Masca, for example, closes in August due to fire risk. Bring walking shoes, warm clothes and water; the elevation and terrain mean you'll want to be prepared. Lunch is your choice: eat at a recommended restaurant along the route or bring your own and find a spot to sit.

What’s included

Local multilingual guide in English, Spanish, Italian, French and one additional language.
hotel pickup and drop-off from either northern or southern Tenerife.
air-conditioned vehicle for the full day.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Pindoria Viajes SL

Is this one for you?Choose the northern pickup (Puerto de la Cruz) if you want to start in La Orotava Valley, or the southern pickup if you prefer to begin at Vilaflor—both routes converge at Teide National Park and end in Masca, so the choice is about where your hotel sits and which villages you pass through on the way up.